Rural Media Group, Inc. (RMG) announced today that it has entered into an assignment and assumption agreement with FloSports, Inc. to purchase and obtain the media rights license for the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). Effective immediately, RMG now owns the exclusive worldwide, global video rights and license to capture, sell, broadcast, stream, record, and/or distribute CPRA events for the next 5 years until December 31, 2027. And as the official media partner of the CPRA, RMG will begin broadcasting CPRA rodeos for the 2023 season on its linear networks, The Cowboy Channel and The Cowgirl Channel, while also working with CPRA-sanctioned rodeos to live stream and VOD additional events on RMG’s digital platform Cowboy Channel+. This new partnership builds upon RMG’s Canadian foothold with their already existing relationship broadcasting The Calgary Stampede on The Cowboy Channel every year in July along with the chuckwagon races.

Rookie jitters were clearly not a factor as Stettler, Alberta tie down roper, Beau Cooper, won the opening round at CFR ’48 with a blistering 7.7 second run.

Each fall, fans and members enjoy Pro Rodeo Canada’s premiere event – the Canadian Finals Rodeo. It takes a host of folks, some in the arena and others working in the background, to bring the event to the public.

The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association is pleased to announce that this year's Canadian Finals Rodeo, CFR 48, will transition the Breakaway Roping roster from six to 12 qualifiers.

SMS Equipment, a coast-to-coast equipment partner for leading-edge equipment and support solutions, announced a new partnership that will see the organization become the official title sponsor of the 2022 SMS Equipment Pro Rodeo Tour.

After a year hiatus, the finalists have been decided, the back numbers have been assigned and preparations are underway as the countdown to CFR 47 continues. The six-performance event takes place November 3-7 at Red Deer’s Westerner Park Peavey Mart Centrium.

In a tweet by the PPOBR account, the 2020 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo event has been canceled.

The events of the last week have been tremendously painful to us all.

PUEBLO, Colo. - PBR events will resume for television on April 25-26 from the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The PRCA announced the creation of their Jr. Rodeo Association in a prorodeo.com press release today that will see the next generation of world champions spotlighted at their own Jr. NFR. Young rodeo athletes aged 8-19 are being offered the chance to compete at Jr. Rodeo Association events, learn from the pro’s at clinics, receive accident insurance, and more under the PRCA’s new youth initiative.

In celebration of Trevor Brazile’s 25th world title win – captured last weekend at the National Steer Roping Finals in Mulvane, Kansas – we’re taking a walk down memory lane to relive all 25 of his world titles along his 20-plus-year career in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).

The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) announced in a press release today the creation of their Youth Division that will give young competitors the opportunity to not only compete in their own league, but also have a chance to qualify for the $1 Million Major events. Starting December 2, 2019 youth aged 13 and up competing in girls breakaway roping, barrel racing, team roping heading and heeling, tie-down roping, and steer wrestling can begin to nominate rodeos in the Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) through Division Youth (DY).

“I’ll just look it up on my phone on the way to the rodeo which rodeos I’m going to and put in the dates,” said Paden Bray about nominating rodeos in the World Champion Rodeo Alliance’s (WCRA) Virtual Rodeo Qualifier app. “I’m going to this rodeo on Thursday, this rodeo on Friday and the next one on Saturday and just plan it out. Then it’s just an additional entry fee when you nominate whatever rodeos you want to nominate.”

It may just be a number to some, but for the competitors that grind to make a finals, your back number is a coveted symbol of the hard work you put in all season long. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association announced the official list of 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo back numbers in a press release today.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association announced their top stock of the year awards for the 2019 rodeo season in a press release today with some well-known bucking horses and bulls making it into the top three. Congratulations to the contractors that worked long hours, traveled many miles and put the love and care into helping these animals reach their potential.